Snow Block

Snow Block

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	1
Tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Drops	Snowball (4)
Data value	dec: 80 hex: 50 bin: 1010000
Namespaced ID	See § Data values

This article is about the full block. For the thin layer, see Snow. For the weather condition, see Snowfall. For the projectile, see Snowball.

	“	No feeling in the world beats waking up on a winter morning and opening the curtains to find out that it snowed overnight. The joy of seeing the world transformed, its colours hidden below a deep, fluffy layer of white, is incomparable to any other experience.	„
		— Duncan Geere

A snow block is a full-sized block of snow.

Occurence

Natural generation

Snow blocks generate on the ground in the ice spikes and frozen ocean biomes, and they form the walls of igloos and some snowy tundra village houses.

Obtaining

If mined with a Silk Touch enchanted shovel, snow blocks drop themselves; without the enchantment, snowballs are dropped instead.

Block	Snow Block
Hardness	0.2
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	1
Wooden	0.2
Stone	0.1
Iron	0.05
Diamond	0.05
Golden	0.05

Unlike snow layers, snow blocks do not melt from higher levels of light under normal circumstances, nor get destroyed by water.

Chest loot

Snow blocks can be found in 34.5% of snowy village house chests in stacks of 1.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Snowball

Usage

Snow Golems

Snow Golem build configuration

Snow blocks are also used to make snow golems by putting 2 snow blocks on top of another and a carved pumpkin or jack o'lantern on the top as the head. Note that the carved pumpkin has to be placed last for this to work. This can be done sideways and upside-down, as well.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Snow	Snow Block	6

Sounds

Sound	Subtitle	Namespaced ID	Subtitle ID	Source	Pitch	Volume	Attenuation distance
	Block breaking	block.snow.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	Blocks	0.5	0.25	16
	Block broken	block.snow.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	Blocks	0.8	1.0	16
	Block placed	block.snow.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	Blocks	0.8	1.0	16
	Footsteps	block.snow.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	Blocks	1.0	0.15	16
	No subtitle	block.snow.fall	(Plays when fallen on from a height)	Blocks	0.75	0.5	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID
Snow Block	snow_block

Bedrock Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID
Snow	snow	80

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.5					Added snow blocks.
v1.0.5_01					A shovel is now required to obtain snowballs from snow.
					Snow blocks on top of top snow cover no longer look unusual.
v1.0.6					Snow blocks now require only 4 snowballs to craft instead of 9.
					Destroying snow blocks now yields 4-6 snowballs, allowing for infinite amounts of snow blocks and snowballs as snow blocks require only 4 snowballs to make.
v1.1.1					The infinite snowball glitch has now been fixed; solid snow blocks now drop only four snowballs.
Java Edition Beta
1.8		?			Snow no longer generates in cold biomes.
Java Edition
?					Snow now generates in cold biomes again.
1.3.1		12w22a			Inventory sprites for blocks have now been flipped from left to right, changing to .
1.4.2		12w38a			Snow has now been given a new block breaking sound.
1.5		13w05a			A crafting recipe for snow cover has now been added.
1.9		15w43a			Snow blocks now generate as part of igloos.
1.12		17w15a			Snow can now be placed correctly on upside-down stairs.
1.13		17w47a			"Snow" has now been renamed to "Snow Block".
					The ID of snow blocks has now been changed from snow to snow_block.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 80.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of snow blocks has now been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0					Added snow blocks.
0.9.0		build 1			Snow blocks now generate naturally in ice spike biomes.
0.12.1		build 1			Snow is now renewable.
					Snow can now be used to create golems.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Snow blocks now generate as part of igloos.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Snow blocks now generate naturally in icebergs.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of snow blocks has now been changed.
					Snow blocks now generate in snowy tundra villages.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Snow blocks can now be found in snowy tundra village house chests.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added snow blocks.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90					The texture of snow blocks has now been changed.

Issues

Issues relating to "Snow Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Snow may still fall on top of snow blocks, making them look taller than they actually are.
• When a snow block is on grass, the grass block changes to a different "snowy" texture as if a snow layer is on it. However, because snow is not transparent to light, the grass changes to dirt shortly after.
• A texture known as "fluff.png" exists in files from the survival tests onward, that resembles snow. However, this was before snow was added, so this texture went unused.

See also

• Snowfall
• Snow golem

References

Blocks

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